If water had sent (thee) to Mana,
The wave brought (thee) to Tuonela, 220
(Thy) clothes would drip with water
Thy bosom would flow.
Speak the exact truth:
What brought thee to Mana?’
Hereupon the old Wäinämöinen 225
Lied again a time.
‘Fire brought me to Tuonela,
Flame sent me to Mana.’